In the wild, it grows in shaded forests near beech trees, maples, hickory, oaks, and tulip poplars. It can be found in Minnesota’s Big Woods, where it spurred a ginseng rush in 1859. Overharvesting ended that boom.
Ginseng root is prized for its health benefits, including boosting the immune system. It may also reduce the side effects of chemotherapy and other cancer treatments.
How to Find It
It would help if you looked for wild ginseng in forests with Beech, Maple, Hickory, Oak, Basswood, and Tulip poplar trees. This combination of shade and moisture creates the perfect ginseng environment.
Harvesting ginseng roots requires a lot of patience, but it’s also one of the most lucrative crops you can grow. The root can be sold for a whopping $2,700 per pound once it’s mature and eight to ten years old.
Once the ginseng is dried, you can add nutrition and energy …